ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hall County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.0 min → 27.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.9%▲ 4.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.6% → 0.9%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 72.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±1.4 pp
Carpool12.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 101,943 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate212,705± — MOE
Workers age 16+101,943± 1,495 MOE
Workers with travel time89,857± 1,678 MOE
Estimated home workers12,086± 1,008 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.